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by Delta777Jet
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:24 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Which US gateways have you flown to/ from internationally?
Replies: 42
Views: 820

Re: Which US gateways have you flown to/ from internationally?

JFK - TWA , LUFTHANSA, DELTA, UNITED, SWISS , SINGAPORE AIRLINES, AMERICAN, AIR BERLIN EWR - CONTINENTAL, UNITED BOS. - LUFTHANSA ORD - UNITED, BRITISH AIRWAYS, LUFTHANSA, AMERICAN, AIR BERLIN, AIR CANADA SFO - LUFTHANSA SEA - SAS LAX - LUFTHANSA, DELTA, CONDOR, AIR CANADA MIA - LUFTHANSA, SWISS, SA...

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by Delta777Jet
Fri Feb 16, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Icahn Takes 9.9% Stake in JetBlue
Replies: 424
Views: 41334

Re: Icahn Takes 9.9% Stake in JetBlue

Damn , he is still alive ? Like a pimple on the butt.
Brace for impact !!!

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by Delta777Jet
Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:46 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Lufthansa Group Orders 40 A220s & 40 737 MAX + 120 options
Replies: 117
Views: 24867

Re: Lufthansa Group Orders 40 A220s & 40 737 MAX + 120 options

My guess is that OS and SN will go all 737/787 in the future !

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by Delta777Jet
Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:19 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Josh Cahill banned from QR after posting negative review
Replies: 114
Views: 15947

Re: Josh Cahill banned from QR after posting negative review

I actually find Josh Carhills videos pretty good , non-biast and entertaining. The lack of standards on QR flights within the Middle East on their older 321 and 330`s is well known and he just pointed this out. QR should have handled this all way more professional. If you say it's handled to Qatari ...

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by Delta777Jet
Wed Aug 30, 2023 12:00 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: What airlines would you want to bring back ?
Replies: 46
Views: 3508

Re: What airlines would you want to bring back ?

TWA LTU Varig PSA RenoAir British Caledonian Canadian Airlines Also I would like that following airlines changing names : Brussels Airlines -> Sabena Swiss -> Swissair Aegean -> Olympic Airways WestJer -> Canadian Airlines JetBlue -> Trans World Airlines Virgin Australia -> Ansett

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by Delta777Jet
Thu Aug 03, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Malta 9H- registrations benefits
Replies: 25
Views: 4789

Re: Malta 9H- registrations benefits

All of EU and EASA countries following the same set of regulations, just the regulations offering a lot of room for interpretation. In some countries they always put these interpretations to the worst case scenario, meaning they overstretch the regulations and in other countries they follow them jus...

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by Delta777Jet
Tue Jun 27, 2023 10:08 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: KLM SUD 747s
Replies: 50
Views: 10100

Re: KLM SUD 747s

I am wondering why other airline ( TWA , Pan Am , Lufthansa , Northwest etc ) who had big 747 fleets never converted them to a -SUD ? More passengers , better aerodynamics and more speed ? What’s the negative aspect of a -SUD ?

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by Delta777Jet
Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: EgyptAir Launch Flights to Newark (EWR)
Replies: 26
Views: 5056

Re: EgyptAir Launch Flights to Newark (EWR)

TWA operated JFK - CAI - RUH until 9/11. American had the rights but never used them.

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by Delta777Jet
Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:48 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Why isnt the A220 more poplular
Replies: 49
Views: 8458

Re: Why isnt the A220 more poplular

If Airbus will produce the A-220-500 the sales will be skyrocking. It will be way better than the A-320.

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by Delta777Jet
Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:53 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: SAS files for chapter 11
Replies: 273
Views: 85798

Re: SAS files for chapter 11

Maybe SAS should improve there customer service ( Business Class Suites, a good premium economy and a decent economy class product and concentrate on Copenhagen as a hub to attract more business travellers and individual travellers which are currently flying Lufthansa etc just because of their sched...

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by Delta777Jet
Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:13 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: UA 747SP routes late 80s/early 90s
Replies: 21
Views: 3937

Re: UA 747SP routes late 80s/early 90s

Flew one from JFK to LHR (UA900) on 4th August 1991 !

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by Delta777Jet
Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:20 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Your Most Disappointing Aircraft Swaps.
Replies: 71
Views: 8233

Re: Your Most Disappointing Aircraft Swaps.

TWA MCO-JFK, wanted to fly the brand new 757 but ended up in an aging 762 LOT MUC-WAW, one of the first 787 flights , went tech , 737-400 instead Recent : Booked the new Ethiopian Business Class on the A-350 and ended up last minute in a 777-300ER with an old Business Class seat , very disappointing

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by Delta777Jet
Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:18 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: If You Could Have One Airline Serving Your Home Airport
Replies: 50
Views: 6631

Re: If You Could Have One Airline Serving Your Home Airport

Berlin / Brandenburg Airport here ( the provincial airport of the capital of Germany ) I wish we could get Delta starting Atlanta , they keep trying JFK but we do need Atlanta. American to Chicago please. And let Singapore Airlines take over the mediocre services Scoot please , and hey , can Emirate...

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by Delta777Jet
Thu Nov 24, 2022 8:04 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Least known airlines you've flown on
Replies: 117
Views: 18413

Re: Least known airlines you've flown on

Motor Sich Airlines
Zaporizha - Kyiv on an AN-24 Summer 2021.

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by Delta777Jet
Wed Nov 09, 2022 12:32 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Things you would change about any airline
Replies: 34
Views: 2902

Re: Things you would change about any airline

Easyjet : Get rid of the currently CEO (Johann) and bring back the old one ( Carolyn McCall) Order more A-321NEO and some LR/XLR Expand in BCN / PMI / BER And open based in ATH and/or SKG and seasonal HER Expand again in BER and open flights to DXB, NYC with XLR, Business Routes again. Get a Busines...

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by Delta777Jet
Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:07 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Eurowings Discover or Condor?
Replies: 2
Views: 2192

Eurowings Discover or Condor?

Hello there , I am planning a trip to Cancun. I damn choose between Eurowings Discover or Condor in Economy Class for the trip with similar flight times.

What option is better ?

- Food / Drinks ?
- Seats ?
- Entertainment ?

Any experience anyone?

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by Delta777Jet
Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:36 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: ET A/C with mediocre business class, refund ???
Replies: 5
Views: 1542

Re: ET A/C with mediocre business class, refund ???

They didn’t chance me. The flight was indeed operated by an old mediocre business class. I was in Row 2 and for some reason they serve row 1, 3 , 5 first and then row 2 and 4 which had the outcome that I had no good choice. Crew was mediocre as the seat itself. Screen was old and I think that was my...

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by Delta777Jet
Sat Oct 08, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Best-looking widebodies
Replies: 37
Views: 4855

Re: Best-looking widebodies

My Top 25 in order : 1. L-1011-1 / L-1011-500 ( what a masterpiece) 2. B-747-8i 3. MD-11 4. DC-10-10/30/40 5 B-747-400 6. A-340-600 7. B-787-10 8. A-350-1000 9. B-787-9 10. B-767-200/200ER 11. A-350-900 12. B-777-300ER 13. A-310-200/300 14. B-747-100/200 15. B-767-400 16. B-747-SP 17. B-777-200/200L...

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by Delta777Jet
Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:49 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: ET A/C with mediocre business class, refund ???
Replies: 5
Views: 1542

Re: ET A/C with mediocre business class, refund ???

A reason not to fly with them then !

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by Delta777Jet
Sun Sep 25, 2022 1:09 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: ET A/C with mediocre business class, refund ???
Replies: 5
Views: 1542

ET A/C with mediocre business class, refund ???

Hello folks , I am due to fly to Addis Ababa on Thursday. I booked last month because it was scheustes that a A-350 with the new 1-2-1 seating will be operated by Ethiopian Airlines. Now I checked again and saw they will operate a B-777-300ER instead with - 2-3-2 layout with not even flat business s...

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by Delta777Jet
Mon Sep 12, 2022 8:35 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: May we never forget.
Replies: 47
Views: 12240

Re: May we never forget.

Well usually is mentioned everywhere , maybe the death of the Queen (RIP) overshadowed the events this year .

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by Delta777Jet
Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:54 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: EWR To No Longer Be Considered NYC Airport
Replies: 108
Views: 20053

Re: EWR To No Longer Be Considered NYC Airport

So Berlin Brandenburg Airport is in Brandenburg … so we only call it Brandenburg Airport in the future because if it’s location ! This is ridiculous ! EWR will always be a NYC airport !

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by Delta777Jet
Mon Aug 29, 2022 11:36 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Condor Airlines and the new paint scheme
Replies: 16
Views: 2492

Re: Condor Airlines and the new paint scheme

I am loving it .

Finally a livery which is not boring as f*** (I.e. Lufthansa )

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by Delta777Jet
Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:05 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: France wants to regulate private jet flights EU wide
Replies: 110
Views: 13398

Re: France wants to regulate private jet flights EU wide

In Germany (and probably other EU countries) the military doesn't have enough resources to simulate own targets and use a Canadian company for many years contract which fly private military look Alpha jets etc. to simulate targets for the real military. You can guess how much gas they are using and ...

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by Delta777Jet
Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:05 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Your longest Discontinued flights
Replies: 87
Views: 9117

Re: Your longest Discontinued flights

LGW-STL on TWA , no one is flying a route from London to STL at the moment

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by Delta777Jet
Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:43 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: What airlines need a livery update?
Replies: 41
Views: 3559

Re: What airlines need a livery update?

LH - being back a new version of the blue and yellow tail. The current livery is washing away the LH brand

EasyJet - New Updated livery - find a niche in a Premium low cost niche. The only way to survive

BA - looks old

SAS - Looks so boring an non Scandinavian

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by Delta777Jet
Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:46 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: EasyJet's chief operating officer has resigned.
Replies: 15
Views: 4763

Re: EasyJet's chief operating officer has resigned.

As for Bellew at EasyJet. He was the COO so in charge for the operations. Because of him the moral of the crew is at an all time low. All of my friends at EasyJet are relieved of the departure of Bellew. Johann it’s next to go. He brought Bellew into EasyJet and his incompetence let EasyJet have mas...

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by Delta777Jet
Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:46 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: EasyJet's chief operating officer has resigned.
Replies: 15
Views: 4763

Re: EasyJet's chief operating officer has resigned.

He was probably sacked. Within EasyJet he was the Trojan horse from Ryanair anyways. He destroyed what Carolyn McCall build. Lundgren will be next , he is as useless and harmful for EasyJet and it’s reputation as Bellew. easyJet needs a new Carolyn McCall to be able to survive. And a lot of senior a...

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by Delta777Jet
Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:46 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Lufthansa lost its 5 star rating
Replies: 49
Views: 11413

Re: Lufthansa lost its 5 star rating

Lufthansa and it’s Group is nothing better or even worse than Ryanair and even the business class is below average. Worst you can’t contact the airline, if you need to do any changes or if you are affected by a cancellation. Nobody will support you or you are ready to wait the duration of a long hau...

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by Delta777Jet
Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:37 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Turkish Airlines new Fare policy
Replies: 0
Views: 856

Turkish Airlines new Fare policy

So finally Turkish Airlines introduced also Fares with no Checked Bags. They were always very generous having 30kg free Baggage Allowance which I always used flying 5-6 times a year from Germany to Istanbul. I am Star Alliance Gold (A3) so I even got an additional 20kg for free. Now you can only get...

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by Delta777Jet
Fri Jun 10, 2022 1:58 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: What next for Airbus?
Replies: 164
Views: 34699

Re: What next for Airbus?

A-220-500 is a no brainer ! It’s more needed than ever. This would put the A-319NEO to be useless. Airbus should only offer A-220-100 A-220-300 A-220-500 A-320NEO-PLUS A321NEO/LR/XLR A-322NEO/LR A-330-900NEO ( but should make it way cheaper) A-350-900/ULR A-350-1000/ULR A-350-2000 (A-380 replacement...

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by Delta777Jet
Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:42 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Why is Easyjet not expanding?
Replies: 48
Views: 11824

Re: What’s wrong with EasyJet ?

Wow , a lot of people here are facing the same problems with EasyJet.

I’ll guess the CEO and COO and some other managers need to leave - only another Carolyn McCall like CEO can rescue the sinking boat.

EasyJet Board and stockholders , act now before it’s to late .

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by Delta777Jet
Tue May 31, 2022 8:44 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Why is Easyjet not expanding?
Replies: 48
Views: 11824

Why is Easyjet not expanding?

What’s wrong with EasyJet ? While other airlines are expanding and expanding after the Corona Pandemic , EasyJet announced to reduce the number of aircraft at my hometown airport Berlin from 18 to 11 in autumn 2022. After the partly takeover they had 36. aircraft based in TXL/SXF and now they will b...

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by Delta777Jet
Fri May 27, 2022 1:58 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: EU is banning import of Tetraethyllead (for Avgas 100LL) from 2025
Replies: 38
Views: 10974

Re: EU is banning import of Tetraethyllead (for Avgas 100LL) from 2025

The Continental/Technify engines are very reliable and efficient and easy to operate. I can climb with my aircraft to 18.000 ft and still get quite good performance. Fuel consumption on a DA42 is just about 10 gallons for both engines together, running on 70 % power. You usually fuel up with Jet-A1,...

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by Delta777Jet
Sat May 14, 2022 7:00 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Copa’s Business Plan Moving Forward
Replies: 22
Views: 4047

Re: Copa’s Business Plan Moving Forward

CM has a good hub and network ex PTY. They need to improve on their premium serviced though. The lounge is a aweful and crowded dumb and despise the good hard product in Business Class the soft product is pretty mediocre with bad food and weird service times. If they would work on that Business Flye...

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by Delta777Jet
Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:52 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Could a resurrected "old airline" ever be successful?
Replies: 20
Views: 3042

Re: Could a resurrected "old airline" ever be successful?

Mi personally think JetBlue should change the name to Trans World Airlines !

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by Delta777Jet
Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:31 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Condor launch new livery
Replies: 271
Views: 38551

Re: Condor launch new livery

At least condor is trying something different. We have way enough Euro white and boring Malev Style liveries ( i.e. LH , EW, etc ) and this is something new. It’s crazy but everyone will recognize the livery. It’s only out for a day or 2 and everyone is taking about it. The way to go condor.

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by Delta777Jet
Sun Apr 03, 2022 12:03 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Etihad Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022
Replies: 163
Views: 34877

Re: Etihad Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

How is the service nowadays on EY ? I stopped flying them and changed to QR because of having rather bad experiences flying them in business and aweful ones flying them in Economy ? Have they improved ?

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by Delta777Jet
Sun Mar 06, 2022 8:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: United Airlines Fleet Thread - 2022
Replies: 2937
Views: 783678

Re: United Airlines Fleet Thread - 2022

Are the 764 not going to be equipped with Polaris in the future ?

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by Delta777Jet
Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:29 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Why does Israel still let Aeroflot fly into TLV?
Replies: 12
Views: 2432

Why does Israel still let Aeroflot fly into TLV?

Why don‘t Israel put up sanctions against Russia being the best friend of the USA? Any thoughts ?

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by Delta777Jet
Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:24 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Why didn’t El Al like the 737-200?
Replies: 16
Views: 2262

Re: Why didn’t El Al like the 737-200?

I have also flown with LY‘s 732 TLV-FRA in 1995 , do they must have kept them longer than 1989 !

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by Delta777Jet
Sun Feb 27, 2022 10:25 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Condor News and Discussion Thread 2022
Replies: 244
Views: 58381

Re: Condor Airlines Thread - 2022

Would it be feasible that Condor moved its HQ to Berlin? They could codeshare with EasyJet Europe to fill longhaul routes , could add A321XLR and use BER as a HUB ? Any thoughts ?

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by Delta777Jet
Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:38 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LH718 MUC-ICN diverting back to MUC
Replies: 8
Views: 3851

LH718 MUC-ICN diverting back to MUC

Just saw on flight radar that LH718 MUC-ICN operated by A-350-900 D-AIXL made an 180 degree turn back to MUC roughly 4:30h into the flight ! What happened? Technical ? Flying another 5 hours ? Medical ? Probably not ? Any infos ?

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by Delta777Jet
Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:50 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: DC-10: Whose (NOT who's!) have you flown on?
Replies: 58
Views: 7349

Re: DC-10: Whose (NOT who's!) have you flown on?

Lufthansa DC-10-30 1992 , did operate for Condor from LAX to FRA,

United DC-10-30 , DEN-SEA 2001

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by Delta777Jet
Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:23 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: DC-10: Whose (NOT who's!) have you flown on?
Replies: 58
Views: 7349

Re: DC-10: Whose (NOT who's!) have you flown on?

Lufthansa DC-10-30 1992 , did operate for Condor from LAX to FRA,

United DC-10-30 , DEN-SEA 2001

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by Delta777Jet
Sat Feb 05, 2022 1:03 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Lockheed L-1011 - Whose have you flown?
Replies: 49
Views: 4867

Re: Lockheed L-1011 - Whose have you flown?

Mmmmh the 1011 is still my favorite aircraft ! My flights L-1011-1 DUS-ATH-DUS LTU International Airways 1984 D-AERI , return former Eastern a/c D-AERP ) LT202/203 L-1011-500 FRA-LAX-FRA Delta Air Lines 1994 Registration unknown DL057/058 L-1011-150 JFK-STL Trans World Airlines 1995 N31029 new color...

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by Delta777Jet
Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:54 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Bad Press for JetBlue Over Storm Recovery
Replies: 70
Views: 13736

Re: Bad Press for JetBlue Over Storm Recovery

Just check how Turkish Airlines handlers the snow storm . It lasted 13 hours but the airport was closed for 3 days and it took 5 days to recover !

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by Delta777Jet
Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:49 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Boeing 767 - Who’s have you flown?
Replies: 115
Views: 17638

Re: Boeing 767 - Who’s have you flown?

Here is my list :

TWA -200ER / -300ER
Delta -300ER
United -200ER/-300ER
Continental -200ER/-400ER
Condor -300ER
LTU -300ER
American -200ER/-300ER
Lauda Air -300ER
Austrian -300ER
SAS -300ER
Air Canada -200ER/-300ER

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by Delta777Jet
Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:34 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: AA International Expansion IAD
Replies: 28
Views: 3864

Re: AA International Expansion IAD

Zero chance ,

AA doens‘t even make money on the T/A routes to and from ORD with competition. That’s why they lack of flights from ORD. Would be nice to see them on ORD-FRA/BER/ZRH/MUC etc. again

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by Delta777Jet
Tue Feb 01, 2022 6:45 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Same plane, same airline, two flight numners
Replies: 5
Views: 2752

Re: Same plane, same airline, two flight numners

TWA did this to offer more direct flights , I.G TWA 741/755 ( same flight ) was FRA-JFK Routing: TWA 741 was FRA-JFK-SEA-PDX TWA 755 was FRA-JFK-STL-ABQ So TWA could offer direct flights to New York, Seattle, Portland, St. Louis and Albuquerque ( with 0, 1 of 2 stops). Direct flights were usually li...

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